Reporting Abuse Is ‘Excessive’? Comal ISD’s Message to Staff January 2025

At the January 2025 board meeting, I returned to speak on the next value in our series—duty.

My wife, a speech-language pathologist, was responsible for nearly double the average caseload. She did her duty: she refused to alter medical records, reported theft, harassment, and threats—and for that, she was written up.

But the write-up didn’t accuse her of wrongdoing. It punished her for speaking out. Her “violation”? Filing too many complaints. Reporting to “too many people.” Wanting someone—anyone—to care.

This board’s message is now clear: If you speak up, you’ll be targeted. And if you keep speaking up, it becomes “excessive.”

We filed FOIA requests. Your legal team responded not with answers—but by petitioning the Texas Attorney General to seal the files. When I asked the AG’s office why, someone finally admitted—before quickly hanging up—that it was likely because it was “damaging to the reputation of a government body.”

Let that sink in.

When truth threatens your image, you choose secrecy over accountability.